GRAMMAR
The past simple and the past participle of keep
Conjugation of the verb keep:
Base Form/Infinitive without 'to':
keep
Past Simple:
kept
Past Partciple:
kept
Present Partciple:
keeping
Third Person Singular:
keeps
Definition:
1. To have or retain in ones' possession.
2. To stay or make someone or something stay in a particular place or condition.
Example(s):
1. Do you want to keep a copy of this file?
Keep medicines in a locked cupboard (= store them there).
2. Please, keep quiet!
You have to keep your room clean.
Similar verbs
The irregular verbs in the table below have the same pattern as keep. They are:
- Verbs with the same past simple and past participle forms.
- Verbs like 'bend, bent, bent'.
| Verb | Simple past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| abide | abode/abided | abode/abided/(rare) abidden |
| alight | alit/alighted | alit/alighted |
| behold | beheld | beheld |
| bend | bent | bent |
| bind | bound | bound |
| bleed | bled | bled |
| breed | bred | bred |
| bring | brought | brought |
| build | built | built |
| burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned |
| buy | bought | bought |
| catch | caught | caught |
| clothe | clad/clothed | clad/clothed |
| creep | crept | crept |
| deal | dealt | dealt |
| dive | dove/dived | dove/dived |
| dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed |
| dwell | dwelt/dwelled | dwelt/dwelled |
| feed | fed | fed |
| feel | felt | felt |
| fight | fought | fought |
| find | found | found |
| flee | fled | fled |
| foretell | foretold | foretold |
| have | had | had |
| hear | heard | heard |
| hold | held | held |
| keep | kept | kept |
| kneel | knelt/ kneeled | knelt/ kneeled |
| lay | lain | lain |
| lead | led | led |
| lean | lent/leaned | lent/leaned |
| leap | leapt/leaped | leapt/leaped |
| learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned |
| leave | left | left |
| lend | lent | lent |
| light | lighted/lit | lighted/lit |
| lose | lost | lost |
| make | made | made |
| mean | meant | meant |
| meet | met | met |
| mislead | misled | misled |
| misspell | misspelt/misspelled | misspelt/misspelled |
| misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood |
| pay | paid | paid |
| rid | rid/ridded | rid/ridded |
| say | said | said |
| seek | sought | sought |
| sell | sold | sold |
| send | sent | sent |
| shine | shone | shone |
| shoe | shod/shoed | shod/shoed |
| shoot | shot | shot |
| sit | sat | sat |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| slide | slid | slid |
| smell | smelt/smelled | smelt/smelled |
| speed | sped/speeded | sped/speeded |
| spell | spelt | spelt |
| spend | spent | spent |
| spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled |
| spoil | spoilt/spoiled | spoilt/spoiled |
| stand | stood | stood |
| strip | stript/stripped | stript/stripped |
| sweep | swept | swept |
| teach | taught | taught |
| tell | told | told |
| think | thought | thought |
| unbind | unbound | unbound |
| understand | understood | understood |
| unwind | unwound | unwound |
| win | won | won |
| wind | wound | wound |
| withhold | withheld | withheld |
| withstand | withstood | withstood |
